Good Gains, Well Played
Good Gains, Well Played is a gaming and fitness podcast. While none of the hosts are experts in either field, we do have over 9 years of podcasting experience. Join us each week to cover gaming news as well as our fitness journeys.
Episodes
179 episodes
Sony's Shady Moves With Horizon Zero Dawn
Sony has pulled some weird anti-consumer moves with the original Horizon Zero Dawn release, now that the remastered was announced. We've also got news that The Alters has been delayed, a game I was looking forward to this year. Then in the back...
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Season 1
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Episode 178
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1:10:44
State Of Play, Sony's Sneaky Price Hike, Lies Of P, Sons Of The Forest & Frostpunk 2
We're back and jumping right into the news we missed and ending with a recap of Sony's State of Play. Then in the back half Isli talks about beating Lies of P, I beat Sons of the Forest, and then I get into Frostpunk 2.Here are the time...
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Season 1
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Episode 177
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1:25:50
Lukewarm PS5 Pro, More Microsoft Layoffs, Annapurna's Game Team, And Forever Skies
It's been a weird week of news with the lukewarm PS5 Pro announcement, the stealth PS5 controller price hike, more Microsoft layoffs, and Annapurna's gaming team quitting. However, in the backend Isli gives his final impressions of...
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Season 1
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Episode 176
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1:31:36
Concord Goes Offline, Astro Bot, Star Wars Outlaws, And Chants Of Sennaar
The big news this episode is Sony suddenly taking Concord offline and refunding all purchases. Then, during what we've been playing, Isli talks about Astro Bot, I give updated impressions of Star Wars Outlaws, and then I talk about Chants of Se...
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Season 1
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Episode 175
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1:03:46
Nintendo Direct, Midnight Suns DLC, And Speculating Sony's Live Service Future
This week Xya and I recap some highlights from the Nintendo Direct, speculate Sony's future live service plans, then in the back half I talk about the Marvel's Midnight Suns DLC and my impressions of Star Wars Outlaws.Here are the times...
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Episode 174
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1:25:39
Gamescom Recap And Concord Impressions
This episode we recap our favorite things shown at Gamescom this year, and then in the back half I give my initial impressions of Concord after ten hours of play. Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 00:21 F...
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Episode 173
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1:19:41
Ubisoft Layoffs, Replaced Delayed, And Krafton Acquires Tango Gameworks
On this episode we cover Krafton acquiring Tango Gameworks and the Hi-Fi Rush IP, Ubisoft laying off folks at two locations, and Replaced getting delayed to 2025.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 00:35 Krafton...
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Episode 172
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1:09:12
Ready At Dawn Closes, An Unexpected Film Adaptation, And WolfEye Studio's New Game
We've got another closure this week with Meta deciding to shutdown Ready at Dawn. We've also got an unexpected film adaptation of an unreleased video game, and the former co-founder of Arcane announcing his next project. Here are t...
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Season 1
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Episode 171
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1:01:01
Bungie Layoffs, Avowed Delayed, And Game Informer Is Closed
It's been another rough week in the games industry as Bungie is hit with layoffs and Game Informer has been shutdown. Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 00:36 Avowed Delayed- 04:35 Valorant Launches
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Season 1
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Episode 170
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1:24:15
WoW Devs Unionize, SAG-AFTRA's Video Game Strike, And Fallout London Releases
It's an interesting week with the WoW dev team has unionizing, SAG-AFTRA starting their video game strike, and the Fallout London mod finally releasing.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 00:19 WoW Team Unionize...
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Episode 169
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1:16:29
Bethesda Unionizes, Shadow Of The Erdtree, And Alan Wake 2
While light on news we did have the announcement that Bethesda has officially unionized, though they need to work out the details with Microsoft. It'll be interesting to see what kind of waves this sends through the industry at large.Th...
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Season 1
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Episode 168
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1:27:32
Once Human, Xbox Game Pass Changes, And The Manor Lords Publisher Pushes Back
This week we get into the Xbox Game Pass changes, how the publisher of Manor Lords pushed back on an outrageous post launch content claim, and in the back end I talk about my experience with Once Human.Here are the timestamps:...
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Season 1
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Episode 167
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44:44
FFXIV Dawntrail, The Watch Dods Movie, And My Lies Of P Platinum Journey
It's a quiet news week but luckily we've got Xya to talk about FFXIV Dawntrail. Then in the backend I talk about my journey to getting the Lies of P platinum trophy. Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 00:1...
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Season 1
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Episode 166
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1:15:12
Frostpunk 2 Delayed, Assassin's Creed Remakes, And Hotel Annoyances
In our first episode back from a busy schedule we cover the Frostpunk 2 delay, the announced Assassin's Creed remakes, Isli completed Signalis, and I have a lot of hotel annoyances to talk about. Here are the timestamps:Int...
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Season 1
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Episode 165
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53:56
Xbox Games Showcase Recap And Needing To Prep For Shadow Of The Erdtree
This week we cover a few bits of news before recapping the phenomenal Xbox Games Showcase and then talking about the prep we needed to do for the Elden Ring DLC.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 00:33 Ja...
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Season 1
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Episode 164
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1:25:39
Summer Game Fest Recap, TLoU Season 2, And How Lies Of P Ruined Elden Ring
This episode we recap the Summer Game Fest opening showcase, but before getting into that we discuss the potential 3rd and 4th seasons of TLoU. Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 00:23 The Last Of Us Seaso...
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Season 1
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Episode 163
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1:41:29
Sony's State Of Play Recap, AI In Game Development, And XDefiant
The main topic this episode is recapping Sony's State of Play, but before jumping into that we cover some news we missed while being out last week, news from this week, and speculate AI in game development.Here are the timestamps:
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Season 1
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Episode 162
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1:27:39
Assassin's Creed Shadows, Helldivers 2 And PS5 Sales, And Final Thoughts On Lies Of P
This week we've got some sales numbers for both Helldivers 2 and the PS5 before we jump into the Assassin's Creed Shadow reveal. Then in the back end Isli gives his impression of Alan Wake after playing it for the first time.Here are th...
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Season 1
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Episode 161
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1:32:20
Xbox Closes Studios, Sony Changes Course, Animal Well And Lies Of P
Sony went back on their PSN requirement for Helldivers 2 on PC, right before the last episode went live, and then Xbox decided to shut down a few studios this week to everyone's surprise. After a lengthy discussion on the closures Isli gives hi...
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Season 1
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Episode 160
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1:42:25
Helldivers 2 Drama, Fallout 76, Viewfinder, R36S Retro Handheld, And Lies Of P
This week we get into the crazy Helldivers 2 drama before jumping into Xya's time with the R36S Retro Handheld and Isli talks about his time with Ori and the Blind Forest. Then I get into my return to Fallout 76, my thoughts on Viewfinder, and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 159
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1:12:54
Fallout 4 Update Breaks Mods, Valve Closes Loophole, And We Played Content Warning
It's a short news week with just a few standout headlines and then some quick bits and game releases before we get into what we're playing.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 00:39 Valve Closing Refund Loop-...
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Season 1
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Episode 158
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52:48
Fallout London Delay, PS5 Pro Rumor, Visiting Middle-Earth & A Certified "Bruh" Moment
Just some quick news bites this week before jumping into what we've been playing. Xya finished the new DLC for FFXVI and I've been playing the Middle-Earth Shadow of Mordor/War games. Here are the timestamps:IntroNews H...
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Season 1
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Episode 157
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54:58
Fallout TV Show Impressions, BAFTA Awards, And Annoying Monitor Sizes
This episode we cover some small news bits, quickly recap the BAFTA Awards, then we have a spoiler discussion about the Fallout show before jumping into what we're playing.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 00:...
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Season 1
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Episode 156
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1:22:39
Speculating Ubisoft's Event, Xya Finishes Rebirth, Last Train Home & Buying A Keyboard
This episode we speculate about the announced Ubisoft Forward event, go over the Bugsnax card game, and talk about the interesting release strategy for Content Warning.Then later Xya gives final impressions after finishing Rebirth, Isli...
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Season 1
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Episode 155
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1:20:55
Take-Two Buys Gearbox, NMS Gets Another Update, And Xya Has Grown To Love FF7 Rebirth
Big news this week with Take-Two buying Gearbox from Embracer group. No Man's Sky also got another big update. Baldur's gate 3 is getting more evil endings and Xya has turned around on Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.Here are the times...
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Season 1
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Episode 154
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1:30:01